Asahi, Mie

Asahi 朝日町
Town
Asahi Town Office Asahi Town Office
Official seal of Asahi Seal
Location of Asahi in Mie Prefecture Location of Asahi in Mie Prefecture
Asahi
Coordinates:
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Mie Prefecture
District	Mie
Area
• Total	5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population (November 2012)
• Total	9,941
• Density	1,660/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree	white Prunus
- Flower	Sunflower
Phone number	059-377-5651
Address	893 Komukai, Asahi-chō, Mie-gun, Mie-ken 510-8522
Website	www.town.asahi.mie.jp

Asahi (朝日町, Asahi-chō) is a town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of November 2012, the town had an estimated population of 9,941 and a population density of 1660 persons per km². The total area was 5.99 km².

Geography

Asahi is located in northeastern Mie Prefecture. It is the smallest municipality in Mie Prefecture in terms of area.

Neighboring municipalities

• Yokkaichi, Mie
• Kawagoe, Mie
• Kuwana, Mie

History

Asahi has been inhabited since at least the Yayoi period, and was the location of one of the battles of the Jinshin War during the Asuka period. During the Meiji period, Asahi was one of the villages established within Asake District of Mie Prefecture in 1889. Asake District was abolished in 1896, and merged with Mie District. Asahi village was raised to town status on October 17, 1957.

Transportation

Railway

• Central Japan Railway Company – Kansai Main Line
  • Asahi

• Kintetsu – Nagoya Line
  • Ise-Asahi

Highway

• Isewangan Expressway
• Japan National Route 1

Noted people

• Akihiro Sato – professional soccer player

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Asahi official website (Japanese)